Calling all female esports athletes.

Gabriella Isaacs remains South Africa's top female esports achiever. Gabriella finished in second place at IESF's 2012 WEC in the StarCraft Female division - second only to South Korea's Kim "Aphrodite" Young.

Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) has always endeavoured to ensure gender equity in all levels of gaming.

Even when the gaming community was slow to accept such gender equality, MSSA held firm to its principles and ensured that there were females as part of all levels in South Africa.

MSSA has more females on its Board than any other esports federation, and has sent more females than any other national esports federation to compete at IESF's World Esports Championships (WEC). In fact, MSSA, in the form of Marisa Van Der Westhuizen, has had the first-and-only female Team Captain and Flag Bearer at an IESF event.

MSSA's current policies dictate that, where possible, half of all National Team Squads, from which the National Team, is selected, shall be female.

However, in 2022 MSSA did not fare so well. The Female CSGO team was unfortunately unable to attend IESF's 14th WEC and as a result the Namibian team snuck through the African Qualifiers to end in fourth (4th) place in Bali and scoop US$5,000.00 prize money.

There is though, a second chance for South African CSGO female esports athletes. IESF shall be hosting a CSGO event for females at its 15th WEC in Lasi in August 2023.

All that a female esports athlete needs to do to be considered for selection is to:

• Be a member of an affiliated club,
• Participate, and win, a MSSA Regional Championship and/or Derby event,
• Participate, and finish in the top three or top 20% (whichever is greater), of a MSSA Provincial and/or National Championships, and
  
• Be ranked in the top 20 places of the official ladder for females.

Lasi awaits those who are not of faint heart. The benefits of merely being selected for the National Squad and earning National Federation Colours is of huge benefit in everyday life.

Take advantage of the opportunity - you know you want to!

For further information please contact SSA on mindsportscorresspondence@gmail.com or on WhatsApp - 079 069 3089.

Additional reading:

• 2023 Calendar of Events
• Affiliation: Private Clubs
• Affiliation - School
• Events: Northern Cape Online Championships 28 January 2023
• GEF - The Road to Riyadh
• IESF: Titles entered
• Selection: Calling all female esports athletes.
• Titles - esports: Premier Championships
• Titles - esports: Student Championships

TuksEsports nominates Letladi Lekolwane for MSSA Board position

 

Letladi Lekolwane is the driving force behind TuksEsports.

University of Pretotia (TUKS) has seen its students often dominate selection into Protea Esports Teams, of which Letladi is justifiably proud.

Letladi is the driving force behind Tuksesports, and is determined to ensure that Tuks students are further enabled to achieve greatness in esports.

With an impressive grounding in sport administration, Letladi promises to bring much needed skills and drive to Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA). 

Letladi is standing for the important Executive Officer position. MSSA has five such positions on its Board. Such positions take responsibility and oversight for:

• Development,
• Umpiring,
• Events,
• Liaison, and
• National Team.

Even though, according to MSSA's Constitution, MSSA President has to allocate the responsibilities, it is only done after consultation  with the various office-holders.

One thing is for sure, whichever responsibility Letladi assumes, she will be a great asset.

Additional reading:

• 2022 Calendar of Events
• 2023 Calendar of Events
• Affiliation: Private Clubs
• Affiliation - School
• Annual General Meeting: Make your voice heard - get your nomination in.
• Awards: Nominations required by 31 August 2022 for MSSA's Management Board Awards.'
• Competition: Revamp of livery - submit your design,
• Events: National Team Trials for U20 efootball and Street Fighter V esports teams - 8 October 2022
• GEF: MSSA selects its Team Manager for SAREC
• IDF: MSO Grand Prix 2022
• IESF: African Regional Championships
• IESF: All revved up and ready to go.
• IESF: Bali Confirmed as Host of the 2022 World Esports Championships Finals
• IESF: Charl triumphs at the South African Qualifiers for the MONACO SIM RACING WORLD CUP 2022
• IESF: I told you we would win...
• IESF: IESF advises the prize money distribution for Bali 2022
• IESF: IESF TO HOST CSGO EVENT FOR FEMALES.
• IESF: MSSA officially enters Protea Team
• IESF: Six Game Titles for IESF's 2022 World Esports Championships
• IESF: South Africa to take on Namibia in PUBGM
• International events: And they are off...
• International events: Excitement builds before selection of SA esports team to compete in Russia.
• international events: MSSA invited to send U20 esports team to Malawi.
• International events: MSSA selects its SA Student team to journey to Russia
• International events: Serbia posts its best team.
• International events:  South Africa to battle against Serbia and Russia
• International events: Team Esports SA has landed.
• International events: The return of Team Esports South Africa
• International event: Trip to Malawi...
• Ladder: Clash Royale
• National Team Trials: 30 July 2022
• Notices: Calling all volunteers
• Notices - Advertise your club
• Notices: Learners may play for both private and school clubs
• Notices: MSSA advises of its affiliation and registration fees for the 2022/2023 season.
• Notices: National Team Manager needed for Malawi.
• Notices: Selecting esports titles to be played in MSSA Provincial and National Championships
• Notices: Student DOTA and CSGO teams off to Moscow, Russia with1,500,000 Rubles at stake.
• Notices: The Student's Representative
• Notices: To host events in 2023.
• Notices - Transfer season
• NWU Online School league: R65,000.00 in prizes for esports league
• NWU Online School league: Distribution of prizes to overall winners for 2022 NWU Online School League
• NWU  Online School League: For the first time, female learners shall earn pize money for esports.
  
• Nwu Online School League: Reallocation of prize money to the FIFA esports title.
• NWU Online School League: Six esports titles to receive share of R65,000.00 in 2022 NWU Online School League.
• NWU Online School League: Start of MSSA's NWU Online School League delayed to 1 August 2022.
• NWU Online School League: Top school to earn a  boost to its esport programme.
  
• Prize money: How MSSA treats prize-money.
• Protea Colours: Qualifying for Protea Colours 
• Rankings: South Africa's Top Ten esports schools
• Rankings: South Africa's Top Ten Premier Esports Clubs
• Results: 2022 Online Western Cape Championships
• Results: Combined Online Provincial Championships for Schools
• Results: Results: Gauteng Provincial Championships
  
• Results: NWU 13th Annual School League - 2022.
• Results: Tshwarelo Tshwane of Montanus Primary School earns National Primary School Colours for Primary School
• Titles: With immediate effect.
• Titles - esports: High School Championships
• Titles - esports: Premier Championships
• Titles - esports: Student Championship

Morabaraba: All the qualifiers for National Team Trials.

Sebolelo Motlhabi (North West University - Vaal) is a contender for this year's Protea Morabaraba team.

Rushing to the final announcement of the venue for National Team Trials (NTT), Mind Sports South Africa (MSSA) is exceptionally busy collating the full lists of players who have qualified for such trials.

Even though there were a number of players that qualified at multiple events, the game of Morabaraba has seen a huge upsurge in the number of qualifiers of the past few years.

Some players take a  dim view of players being allowed to qualify at more than one event. Such is often referred to as 'gatekeeping'.

However, MSSA encourages players to qualify at more than one event as, not only does it keep the same standard of play across the country, it allows players to hone their skills and develop against a greater talent pool.

Some players, like Anne Lee Steyn, Joseph Mathlong, and Natelene Burger have such multiple qualifications.

However, it is players like Sebolelo Motlhabi and Siyabonga Mogale (both of North West University) that will be the biggest challenge to all.

The full list for Morabaraba is as follows:

Name of player	Club	Province
Anne lee Steyn	JCS Academy	Free State
Bradley Duckham	Maritzburg College	KwaZulu Natal
Cobus van der Wath	Fakkel School of Skills	Free State
Damian Pinn	THS Tom Naude	Limpopo
Dion Du Preez	All Stars	Free State
Dondo Mukhithi	Curro Klerksdorp	North West
Hendrich Roets	THS Tom Naude	Limpopo
Jarred Smith	JCS Academy	Free State
Joel van Wyk	All Stars	KwaZulu Natal
Johnre Duvenhage	THS Tom Naude	Limpopo
Joseph Mathlong	North West University - Vaal	Gauteng
Junior Mpembe	Fakkel School of Skills	Free State
Kamohlelo Tladi	Fakkel School of Skills	Free State
Khanyisa Sibanda	JCS Academy	Free State
Komahelo Molaetsa	Fakkel School of Skills	Free State
Korben Roos	HTS Witbank	Mpumulanga
Michelle Mensah	THS Tom Naude	Limpopo
Mukhathutshelo Masle	Masters of Mind Sports	Free State
Mussie Cabreab	Northwood High School	KwaZulu Natal
Mutehuthu Miswelem	JCS Academy	Free State
Natelene Burger	JCS Academy	Free State
Paula Loftus	Masters of Mind Sports	Free State
Pheello Maphumane	Fakkel School of Skills	Free State
Sam Mathlong	North West University – Vaal	Gauteng
Saudah Bhaimia	Curro Klerksdorp	North West
Sebolelo Motlhabi	North West University – Vaal	Gauteng
Simoné Otto	THS Tom Naude	Limpopo
Siyabonga Mogale	North West University – Vaal	Gauteng
Thandi Ngoveni	THS Tom Naude	Limpopo
Tshepo Matitwane	Fakkel School of Skills	Free State
Xavier Ferreira	JCS Academy	Free State

Other Registered Players that have earned a berth at MSSA's 2018 National Team Trials (NTT) are:

• Counter-Strike: GO - 6th Limpopo Championships
• CounterStrike: GO - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• Counter-Strike: GO - 16th Mpumulanga Provincial Championships
• Counter-Strike: GO - 26th North West Provincial Championships
• CounterStrike: GO - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• DotA 2 - 6th Limpopo Provincial Championships
• DotA 2 - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• DotA 2 - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• FIFA - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• FIFA - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• Hearthstone - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• Hearthstone - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• League of Legends - 6th Limpopo Provincial Championships
• League of Legends - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• League of Legends - 31st South African National Championships
• League of Legends - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• Morabaraba - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• Mortal Kombat X - 31st South African National Championships
• Pro Evolution Soccer - 31st South African National Championships

• Pro Evolution Soccer - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships

• Rocket League - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• StarCraft II - 6th Limpopo Provincial Championships
• StarCraft II - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• Street Fighter V - 6th Limpopo Championships
• Street Fighter V - 31st South African National Championships
• Street Fighter V - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• Tekken - 6th Limpopo Provincial Championships
• Tekken - 8th Online Inter-School Championships
• Tekken - 31st South African National Championships
• Tekken - 36th Gauteng Provincial Championships
• Vainglory - 8th Online Inter-School Championships

The final lists are:

• Morabaraba

Busan, venue for IeSF's 9th World Championships

Busan Port Authority Convention Center

The International e-Sports Federation (IeSF) will hold the 9th e-Sports World Championship 2017, which is the sole international e-sports event where players compete as representing their countries, in Busan, Korea.

Busan is a large port city in South Korea which is known for its beaches, mountains and temples. Busy Haeundae Beach features the Sea Life Aquarium, plus a Folk Square with traditional games such as tug-of-war, while Gwangalli Beach has many bars and views of the 'Diamond Bridge'. Beomeosa Temple, a Buddhist shrine founded in 678 A.D., is at the base of Geumjeong Mountain, which also has hiking trails.

The 9th e-Sports World Championship will be held at the Busan Port Authority Convention Center from November 8^th to 12^th, 2017. 

After the announcement of the official titles, IeSF member national federations will commence their national qualifiers. Players who are selected through national qualifiers will be formally recognized as sports athletes representing each country at the World Championship with endorsement of their government or national sports authority.

IeSF was established in 2008, and has successfully run the annual World Championships every year since 2009.

MSSA is proud to be a member of IeSF and has had an official South African team compete at each and every IeSF World Championships. South Africa's teams have served with distinction both on and off the field of play.

Previous South African results are:

Year	Venue	Position
2016	Jakarta –  Indonesia	14th
2015	Seoul –  South Korea	12th
2014	Baku –  Azerbaijan	13th
2013	Bucharest –  Romania	10th
2012	Cheonan –  South Korea	18th
2011	Andong –  South Korea	13th